Malcolm is my name. I'm a builder by trade, bought a small 3 metre long zip style boat and enjoyed re-decking it in mahogany with a white pine insert. It looks great in the deep blue/green waters of lake Wakatipu, South Island New Zealand.Got so excited I bought my first Glen L Malahini plan, ordered the timbers and really looking forward to the build.

You are moving right along, sounds great! The frames are pretty straightforward for layout and assembly. The transom is more complex because the pattern and plan dimensions are for the aft (exterior) surface and can take as much time as the four frames. Just take your time, ask questions because others here will help, and most of all have fun! Oh, and post pictures!

Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.Griffin's Law: Murphy was an optimist.

Frame 1 : Using the two-pot Norski 221 Epoxy Glue I had from the work on the previous little boat, I set about gluing the mahogany frame to the tantalised ply gussets. After more than an hour I noticed the glue hadn't gone off so phoned the number on the glue jar. VERY helpful woman confirmed my fear: the glue does not suit tantalised wood. She said it was the correct glue BUT I had to use a different hardener, which she is sending me.Because the glue hadn't set it was easy to pull it all apart - something to think about!In the mean time I've cut out the rest of the gussets and had a tidy up . . .